On the 22nd of September, outraged  "representatives" of Spectra Energy were kicked out of the monthly meeting of the  FERC   for whining about the possibility of a “stop work order” on Spectra’s Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) pipeline project.

The AIM Pipeline is a 42-inch-diameter, high-pressure, fracked gas pipeline, which, if completed, will run through residential communities in Westchester, New York, and within 105 feet of critical Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant safety facilities. On August 28th, workers for the AIM pipeline experienced a break in the drill stem as they were preparing to drill under the Hudson River. They proceeded to excavate a nearby wetland to access the lost drill stem (even though it turned out that they were excavating in the wrong place). FERC issued a letter to reprimand the company on September 9th, hinting that they might issue a "stop work" order on the project.

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